Therapists in Lafayette, CO

Life can be stressful and sometimes we need extra tools and guidance along the way. In working together, we will focus on your past traumas, life stressors, or the way that you react to certain situations. We can explore your past family systems, current relationships, societal influences, and life changing experiences along the way to offer insight, perspective, and tools to meet your individual needs and goals. I have a vast array of experience both personally and professionally. I believe that everyone deserves someone to support them through challenging times and feel honored to be that person for clients.

I specialize in helping highly emotional, sensitive children & overwhelmed parents navigate daily challenges, transitions and big life events. Many parents experience overwhelm & can feel stuck when their children are anxious, displaying out of control behaviors or regressing in their development. I collaborate with parents to cultivate healing through increasing awareness of their children's emotions & behaviors to co-create age and developmentally appropriate tools for emotional regulation, that help resolve emotional conflict & restore balance to the family unit. I also provide 1:1 parent coaching, individual & family therapy.

Is your child or teenager angry, irritable, agitated, tearful? Worried, moody, emotional? Having difficulty expressing feelings and communicating? Unable to focus, can't sit still? Are you looking for practical parenting or personal skills or wondering how to enhance communication and relationships in your family? Or experiencing distressing symptoms from traumatic experience(s)? If so, I can help! I specialize in identifying, creating strategies for, and clearing emotional and behavioral patterns in children, teens, and adults. I create personalized, practical strategies for children and teens and assist parents in creating family dynamics that balance the needs of all family members.

I know that children and teens have strengths along with concerning risk factors that may need attention. If you or your family members are experiencing difficulty with your relationships because of communication and problem-solving problems, please consider evidence-based individual or episodic family therapy. Research shows lasting results when parents and youth learn ways to enhance one another's relational skill-building together. I specialize in helping clients find ways to work through risks such as substance abuse, aggression, anxiety, mood swings, trauma, loss and grief, and school issues.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist with a master’s degree in Social Work, a post graduate certificate in Play Therapy and Equine Assisted Mental Health. For the past 18 years I have worked with children as a counselor, case manager, elementary school teacher, and now a play therapist. Child-Centered and Synergetic Play Therapy, Instinctual Trauma Response method and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy are my biggest influences. I believe that when children are given a chance to lead, explore, and demonstrate their own resiliency—they are given the opportunity to grow, heal, and change from within.

With over 30 years experience as a therapist working to help individuals of all ages to overcome obstacles and deal with grief, loss, adversity, mental illness and trauma, I have developed an expertise in helping people to integrate the experiences that they encounter and reach a new level in their lives. I works with children, adolescents and adults in individual and family therapy, utilizing Play Based Therapy, Talk Therapy, AEDP, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, EMDR and Brainspotting. My areas of specialty include, Adoption Issues, Trauma/PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Divorce, Parenting Issues, Grief, Loss and life transitions.

I specialize in working with children, pre-teens, teens and college students who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, self-harm, anger and aggression, low self-esteem and trauma experiences. I combine my expertise in Human Development, Synergetic Play Therapy, Somatic Therapy and person centered techniques to help the child, teen or young adult shift their nervous system and find regulation through connection, mindfulness, attunement and play.

Take time to relax and be confident I can effectively serve your mental health needs through 13 years of experience working with ADHD, anxiety, substance abuse/addictions, parenting difficulties, depression, and relationship difficulties. In our sessions we will work collaboratively to help you feel better, more relaxed, to improve the quality of your life, and ultimately to increase your hope. I will be as practical as possible for your benefit. You should contact me if you are ready to experience deep and long-lasting change!

I have over 20 years of experience as a social worker and therapist and over 14 years as an art therapist. I have worked with children and families in a variety of settings and capacities. I started my career working in foster care and residential settings and have experience working with grief/loss, trauma, family discord, behavioral and emotional issues, and mood disorders. Since becoming a parent in 2006, I have a passion for working with parents, women and mothers as well as adolescents. I am able to engage individuals who may be uncomfortable with traditional talk therapy.

I work with adults who are looking to relieve depression and anxiety or cope with life transitions or challenges, couples looking for more meaningful and satisfying relationships and children/adolescents needing support with emotional or behavioral difficulties. I utilize a variety of therapeutic theories, allowing for flexibility in meeting your individual needs in the most beneficial way.

Greetings and thanks for exploring my counseling practice. While the majority of my clients are between the ages of 5 and 15, I also work with older kids and adults on their own issues, parenting practices, stress and anxiety management, and more. Whether you are looking for an empathic ear or concrete coping strategies for yourself or your child, I use a strength-based and person-centered approach to psychotherapy. Please note that I do not accept any insurance payments, but instead accept cash, checks or digital currency (Venmo, e.g.).

These are difficult times. It's hard to find a place where you are seen and important! You matter. Your thoughts and perspectives are valuable. In thinking about your needs and your way of viewing the world, we will work together to define and clarify a path for your future. This new path will be a constant part of how we approach therapy together. By focusing on your needs and values we can find ways to heal your heart and mind with a sense of hope and health. I look forward to hearing from you and learning about your concerns as well as assisting you to make life fulfilling and meaningful.

Is your anxiety getting the best of you? Are you struggling to adjust to life after a divorce? Is your teenager struggling and you are not sure how to help? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, you’ve come to the right place. For the past 23 years, I’ve been counseling children, teens, adults, and families. In addition, to help with anxiety and depression, I offer parenting coaching, as well as help for individuals and families who have recently gone through a divorce. I am also Certified in Brainspotting. I’m honored to say that I’ve won the Best of Louisville, Mental Health Services Award, for the past five years in a row.

I am dedicated to providing a supportive, safe environment for clients to work on their own areas of concern. A relational model provides the context for this work, which is guided by each individual's needs. You can depend on my ability to offer warmth and compassion; respect your process; be educational and interactive; provide support and direction; and truly care. Clients report feeling better, having new insights and knowing they are supported while contemplating and effecting change in their lives. I am committed to assisting you on your journey.

Anyone who is at the point of accepting help has an innate wisdom into their own healing. By the time you find me, I know you are ready to change. I believe you know best and I will be here to guide you in the direction you want to go. I work with clients who are struggling with major life transitions, anxiety/perfectionism, parenting/family struggles, spirituality, feminine awakening, self-esteem and relationship difficulties. I work with adults and children, but in different capacities. For minors, I provide 50-minute art therapy sessions. For adults, I provide a combination of coaching and art therapy, each session is 1-2 hrs.

I have 22 years of experience as a psychotherapist working with adults, children, adolescents, and families. In my practice I assist clients with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions, parent coaching, family conflict, trauma and grief. I offer an empathic space to support and guide my clients to gain healthy coping skills, learn better ways of communicating, heal from trauma, and minimize stress. I use various therapy methods such as CBT, DBT, solution focused, client centered, play therapy, and psychodynamic therapy,

I approach my work with the family system is wholistic and humanistic focused. I work with each member to the family to capitalize on strengths to acknowledge, explore, and ultimately address presenting challenges. Families take many forms. Every family's story is different. Family members may feel isolated and misunderstood. It is our need for connection, understanding, guidance, support, and empowerment that is universal.

Do you find yourself having difficulties in some of the most important relationships in your life, like with your romantic partner or children? Or are you struggling to find purpose and meaning in your life and things that used to bring you joy no longer do? At this point, you are ready for better communication, less conflict, and the kind of relationships and life you dreamed of for yourself. You are ready to regain connection with people you love, feel optimistic about your day-to-day life, and find purpose in your future.  You feel stuck, and I am here with the clinical experience and warm approach to help you find your way out.

I have come to believe that while each person is dealt a certain set of cards in life, we have choice in how to play them. Understanding the cards we are dealt can provide great relief. However, this understanding alone is often not enough for growth. A good therapist can serve as a mirror, allowing us to see ourselves from different angles and consider things about our thoughts, feelings and behaviors that we may have just reacted to in the past. Seeing ourselves in new ways allows us more choice; creating more helpful behaviors, reducing emotional strain and changing difficult relationships.